LAB-TO-TERM SHEET®
DeepTech becomes consequential when breakthrough innovation meets the right capital, partners with conviction and sustained operating support. We are a Lab-to-Term Sheet® investor. We seek entrepreneurs with first-principle thinking, operating at the intersection of hard problems and pathbreaking innovation to shape the economic behavior of customers, force the existing industry structure to evolve, and enable new large markets to emerge.

Underlying motivation of an entrepreneur is the single most important factor in every successful endeavor. Founders who are driven by the magnitude of positive impacts of their undertakings can have in near future, stand a higher chance of creating lasting, memorable companies and creating enormous societal value.
Technology matters. Motivation matters more.

Data Infra, SW, HW and Vertical Applications

Semiconductors, Quantum, MEMS, Photonics

Robotics, Industrial Automation, Drones

Healthcare IT, Tech Bio, Medical Devices

Cloud Computing, Edge Computing, Cybersecurity

Space Tech, Defense Tech, Telecommunication Infra

Future Energy, Nano Tech, Materials Science

Industrial, Mining, Manufacturing, Chemicals, Transportation

Ag Tech, Climate, Green Tech, Built World, Circular Economy
If you're closer to a test bench than a boardroom, we want to hear from you.
If you are building around a technical breakthrough and believe it can become a venture-scale company, we want to understand what you see that others don't.
We partner with scientists, engineers, technical founders from breakthrough innovation, product development, venture formation and commercial strategy through early capital.
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